Understanding Performance and Verbal-Communication of Children with ASD in a Collaborative Virtual Environment

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Lian; Warren, Zachary; Swanson, Amy; Weitlauf, Amy; Sarkar, Nilanjan
Titel	Understanding Performance and Verbal-Communication of Children with ASD in a Collaborative Virtual Environment
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 8, S.2779-2789 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhang, Lian)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3544-7
Schlagwörter	Verbal Communication; Children; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Autism; Simulated Environment; Pilot Projects; Games; Virtual Classrooms + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Künstliche Umwelt; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Game; Spiel; Spiele
Abstract	Collaborative virtual environments (CVEs), which allow naturalistic communication between two or more individuals in a shared virtual environment, hold promise as a tool for measuring and promoting social communication between peers. In this work, a CVE platform and a set of CVE-based collaborative games are designed for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Two groups (7 ASD/TD pairs; 7 TD/TD pairs) participated in a pilot study to establish system feasibility and tolerability. We also designed a methodology for capturing meaningful metrics of social communication. Based on these metrics, we found improved game performance and trends in communication of these participants over time. Although preliminary, these results provide important insights on CVE-based interaction for ASD intervention. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01